3 rd Class

Hi everyone.

It was great to see a few more people join Microsoft TEAMS during the week. Many people are logging on now, without any hassle, and this is all very positive. If you have your child’s email/username and password, but are still finding that you cannot connect, I would love to hear from you via my email address. Contact me at any time. Thank you for the photo samples of incredible work again. It is a pleasure to see how determined the boys are to carry on with their learning, in spite of all that is going on. Well done!

The Friday Quiz ran on TEAMS again last week. We linked with Mr. Collins’ class again for an hour and it was good to see some familiar faces. Again, I would like to include everybody in this invitation. If this is something that you would be interested in, but cannot log on, please email me at dmurphy@togherboys.com

Thank you all for your patience and for staying in contact with me via phone, email and Microsoft teams. I have attached activities for the week again and the websites of the week are also included.Mind yourselves.Best Wishes!!!

I will break this down into smaller daily amounts on Aladdin Connect again (Homework section) if you would like to see that. (However, remember to refer back to this message for details of the work) All Fallons/Folens books are free to click into on the school’s website.

English

Spellings: p64/65 (Compound words) cowboy, handbag, football, goldfish, anything, birthday, bedroom, blackbird, everyday, beehive, newspaper, homework, haircut, pancake, rainbow, raincoat

Vocabulary: Masculine/feminine/baby animals (The names of individual members of animal families) Attached at the end. APPENDIX I

Wordsearch and Crossword: These are words which we added to our vocabulary copy at school. See if you can remember their meanings. APPENDIX II

Reading: TTH: The Magic Horse p56 (Theme: Simple Solutions. Sometimes the most obvious solutions to problems are right in front of our eyes but we cannot see them immediately. In our stories this week, we see characters who struggle to see the obvious and it can sometimes be funny for a reader).History Quest: Transport through the ages; p60

Writing: (Homework copy can be used for all written exercises)TTH p58 A(oral), B (oral) C (oral) p59 D (oral), E (write)

HQ p65 (B)Modern Handwriting: Next Page (Keep practising it, as neatly as you can, in your homework).

Cloze: APPENDIX III

Creative: Make a Limerick with the theme ‘Trees’.

A Limerick is a unique type of poem. Usually, it has five lines and it has a particular AABBA pattern.This means that lines 1 and 2 rhyme with each other. Lines 3 and 4 rhyme with each other. Line 5 rhymes with 1 and 2 again.

Example: There was an old man from CorkWho struggled to eat in New York.As much as he tried,The food would just slideSee, he had two knives and no fork.

This one I made up by thinking of three things that rhyme; Cork, New York and Fork. This meant that I had the endings to lines 1, 2 and 5. Lines 3 and 4 happened after I saw how those lines went.

Concentrate on making a limerick all about ‘Trees’. You might need a little bit of help but give it a go. Think of rhyming words about ‘Trees’ because that is the main exercise here.

More details and examples attached at the end. APPENDIX IV

Suggestions for additional work during the day or possibly on Fridays

1. Spellbound p64/652. Dictionary Work (whinny, murmur, dainty, obstinate, sturdy, quaint)3. Grammar game (Masculines/Feminines/Babies). Write out the list of animal words

(drake, heifer…….). Cut them up. You can put them face down and try to be the first to complete each set of animals.

4. Typing.com (This site helps you to get faster at typing. Play the typing games. Type your limerick).

Gaeilge: Dul Siar (Revision)

Litriú: Spellingsdochtúir = a doctor leabhar grinn = a comicleaba = a bed gloine = a glass doras = a door uisce = waterMamaí = Mom tinn = sickDaidí = Dad lampa = a lampurlár = floor líomanáid = lemonade

Léitheoireacht: Reading Revision

Tinn

Ar a haon a chlog, bhí Rossa ina shuí sa chistin. “Tá an dinnéar beagnach réidh,” arsa Mamaí. “Níl ocras orm,” arsa Rossa. Ar a dó a chlog, bhí pian ina bholg. Ar a trí a chlog, bhí

tinneas cinn air. Ar a ceathair a chlog, bhí sé ag cur allais. Ar a cúig a chlog, thit sé i laige. Chuir Mamaí fios ar an dochtúir. Tháinig sé le buidéal leighis agus oideas.

SickAt one O’clock, Rossa was sitting in the kitchen. “The dinner is nearly ready,” said Mom. “I’m not hungry,” said Rossa. At two O’clock, he had a pain in his stomach. At three O’clock, he had a headache. At four O’clock, he was sweating. At five O’clock, he fainted. Mom rang the doctor. He came with a bottle of medicine and a prescription.

Suggestions for additional work during the day or possibly on Fridays

Ceisteanna

Cá raibh Rossa ar a haon a chlog? Where was Rossa at one O’clock?

Cad a dúirt Mamaí? What did Mom say?

Cad a tharla ar a cúig a chlog? What happened at five O’clock?

Céard a rinne Mamaí? What did Mom do?

Cé a tháinig le buidéal leighis? Who came with a bottle of medicine?

Na briathra: Aimsir Chaite

Tháinig mé (I came)Chuaigh mé (I went)Rinne mé (I made/I did)

Thainig mé abhaile ar a trí a chlog. (I came home at three O’clock)

Anois, dean d’abairt féin. (Now, make your own sentence)_____________________

Chuaigh mé go dtí an clós imeartha. (I went to the playground)

Anois, dean d’abairt féin. (Now, make your own sentence)_____________________

Rinne mé a lán aráin. (I made a lot of bread)

Anois, dean d’abairt féin. (Now, make your own sentence)_____________________

Ar mhaith leat? = Would you like?

Ba mhaith liom…………. I would likeNíor mhaith liom…………I wouldn’t like

Líon na bearnaíSampla: Ar mhaith leat borgaire? Would you like a burger? Níor mhaith liom borgaire.

Ar mhaith leat peata nua? (would you like a new pet?) ________________.

Ar mhaith leat fíonchaora? (would you like grapes?) _________________.

Ar mhaith leat a lán airgid? (would you like a lot of money?) _________________.

Ar mhaith leat tinneas cinn? (would you like a headache?)_________________.

Maths

Tables: x6÷6, x7 ÷7 (Try to skip count quickly for each regularly). Task: list your 6s and 7s. Put a circle around any number that is common to both. You might notice that the 6 family and the 7 family have much less in common than 3s and 6s. Test this.

Brainteasers: It would be worth looking at a page of this book when you can (vary the pages and

the topics). It does not need to be a written exercise but quick oral revision. www.cjfallon.ie Brainteasers 3 Online Book

Busy at Maths: p 153 finish, p154, p155 Q1,2,3

P153 (d)

Remember: Bus 1 leaves at 8:30 and arrives at 9:10

The difference between the two times is how long the journey took

8:30 to 9:00 = 30 minutes

So 8:30 to 9:10 = 30 minutes and 10 more minutes = 40 minutes

Bus 2 leaves at 10:15 and arrives at 11:05

The difference between the two times is how long the journey took = 50 minutes

Bus 3 leaves at 12:30 and arrives at 1:15

The difference between the two times is how long the journey took = 45 minutes

Bus 1 was the fastest 40 minutesBus 2 was the slowest 50 minutesIt takes Bus 1 10 minutes less

(e) Find the difference between the start time and end time

EXAMPLE 8:15 to 8:50. Count in 5 minute intervals. The journey time is 35 minutes

(f) I have just missed the bus at 10:20, I have to wait until 11:40

Find the difference between 10:20 and 11:40

Tip: 10:20 to 11:20 is 1 hour. Then 11:20 to 11:40 is 20 minutes

1 hour + 20 minutes = 1 hour 20 minutes

(h)Bus 2 from Newtown 10:15Bus 3 from Uppertown 11:40

Find the difference between these two times

10:15 to 11:15 = 1 hour. 11:15 to 11:40 = 25 minutes

1 hour + 25 minutes = 1 hour 25 minutes

P154 Q1

Remember:If a car goes 80 km in 1 hour, it will go half of that in ½ hour

So get ½ of 80. Remember, to get ½ of something, you divide it by 2

2 ∟80 40

So, 40 km in ½ hour

If a car goes 80 km in 1 hour, it will go a quarter of that in ¼ hour

So get ¼ of 80. Remember, to get ¼ of something, you divide it by 4

4 ∟80 20

So, 20 kn in ¼ hour

If a car goes 80 km in 1 hour, it will go a tenth of that in 1/10 of an hour

Divide 80 by 10

Q2,3

Remember: 1 hour = 60 minutes½ hour = 30 minutes¼ hour = 15 minutes

¾ hour = 45 minutes

EXAMPLES1 ½ hours = 60 minutes + 30 minutes = 90 minutes1 hour 10 minutes = 60 minutes + 10 minutes = 70 minutes1hour 55 minutes = 60 minutes + 55 minutes = 115 minutes

Q4

89 minutes is more than 1 hour (60 mins). Take out 1 hour and see what’s left.

89 = (60 + 29)

So, it is 1 hour and 29 minutes

110 minutes is more than 1 hour. How many times can I take an hour (60 mins) out? Just 1

110 = (60 +50)

So, it is 1 hour and 50 minutes

135 minutes is more than 1 hour. How many times can I take an hour (60 mins) out?

135 = (60 + 60 + 15)

So, it is 2 hours and 15 minutes

Suggestions for additional work during the day and possibly on Fridays.

1. Revise tables (2,3,4,5,8,9,10,11,12) x ÷ 2. Revise addition and subtraction tables3. 2D shapes and 3D shapes revision (p26, p115)4. Continue to practise short multiplication sums (Make them randomly; example 45x6,

76x7 etc…)5. Adding money/ subtracting money (mind the decimal point)

Have you ever looked closely at the differences between leaves? Well, the

shapes of the leaves are a huge clue about the trees that they come from. Look at these.

SESE Geography/Science:

Your task: Be a ‘Tree Detective’.

Collect as many different types of leaves, in a bag, as you can. Bring them back home and look at the picture. You will be able to find out what types of trees are actually growing in your local surroundings. List the names of the trees.Good luck!

An activity that can be done with others in the family

Art Project:

I have been looking for ways to create pieces of art lately, but sometimes materials are too expensive.Have a look at these incredible masterpieces that I found.All you need is a blank sheet of paper, glue and plenty of imagination. The rest is all to be found in the garden. With the gale force winds we have had, you are sure to find loads and loads of leaves for this project.

You don’t have to create an animal. You can create whatever you want. It could just be a clever design or pattern? You might just want to make a collage of colour? Take plenty of photos of your work.

Be creative! Have fun!

SESE History: This week 3rd class and 4th class are reading about how things have changed

throughout history. 4th class are reading about Shops and Shopping. People have exchanged goods, services and money for thousands of years.3rd class are reading about Transport. People have invented all sorts of impressive ways to travel down through the years.

Both of these pictures were taken in Cork. Photo 1 could date back as far as the early 1900’s, as the man in the picture tries out a Penny Farthing bicycle.Photo 2 is more recent, but still dates back to the 1970’s. Many children could not get new bikes, so this is a homemade go-kart (made from bits of other items). Clever or what!!!!

Both of these pictures were taken in Cork.

Photo 1: These boys are delivering people’s shopping on their bikes. This was a long time before Tesco began to deliver shopping in vans.

Photo 2 is more recent, but still dates back to the 1980’s. Roches Stores, in town, was a very popular place for people to shop. It later changed owners and became Debenham’s. This is the carrier bag that Roches Stores produced. In this picture somebody is trick-or-treating with it.

Can you find any photographs to show how Transport and Shopping have changed through the years?

Websites of the week (If you feel like taking a break from the work above, you can check these out)

English: www.cjfallon.ie ‘Read at Home’. The boys might like to continue reading for information.

Gaeilge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-MD6_bQQ7AThe children here are using a lot of words we know from school. Listen to how to make Indian food. Maybe, this is something you could do with an adult. Beidh spórt agaibh!!!

Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3svq7xe9soTry to identify these 5 modes of transport. Listen carefully. The first one caught me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBhTcGPdCNQ4th class are reading about shops through the ages this week. One of our most famous shops here in Ireland is Dunnes Stores. John Spillane, from Cork, wrote this song about the ‘Dunnes Stores Girl’. What do you think of it?

SESE History: Look at all of the ways people have travelled throughout history

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaLCQo8NJFA

Listen to the story of transporthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk8D7NviYWw

How was the wheel invented?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcTdxD-eKk0

Bartering was how people traded before money. Listen to how people shopped for things through the ages.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNIAOt7zzmQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrOgdem-WkE

SPHE: https://watersafety.ie/primary-school/This website has some very informative presentations and resources about water safety. Go to this link; then choose 3rd or 4th class as necessary; the presentation link will bring you to a lesson on water safety; the resources link will bring you to a question and answer session about what you’ve read. Very important as we come into the summer season.

PE : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_oIssULEk0 Physical stretches (warm up)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=388Q44ReOWE Move and freeze (exercises)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zww0h9cHu0 Sitting Down (exercises)

You have probably all heard of Just Dance. I’ve only heard of it now. These two are my favouriteshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drWHI-l_Gew What does the fox say?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCzgc_RelBA Waka Waka

Chess : www.movesforlife.ie www.chessossity.com www.chesskid.com

APPENDIX I

Masculine/Feminine/Baby Animals

Animal Masculine Feminine Baby ducks drake duck duckling

lions lion lioness cub

pigs boar sow piglet

sheep ram ewe lamb

geese gander goose gosling

Horses

Stallion (Adult male horse)Colt (male ‘teenager’ horse)Mare (Adult female horse)Filly (female ‘teenager’ horse)Foal (baby horse)

Cattle

Bull (Adult male cow)Cow (Adult female cow)Bullock (younger male)Heifer (younger female)Calf (baby cow)

APPENDIX II:

Vocab Rewind 5N W O R S N Q M V N Z X I G

O T K U I N S U L T I N G O

U X S W T D X S B J S S G V

T J V H K D U P E D W X P P

R J J T U O O Q A D Z S T K

A Y F L R N D F I C K X R X

G T D O P H K M Q V Z Z E J

E X M W K K I C J N R W M K

D U M U B T Q M I G J S B P

H N V C N U K N E Y L S L E

S L F P M C R U I Y E F I A

A J W B M T H U R L E D N E

D E A F E N I N G R U C G N

P U R S U E K X F B G L K I

shun

outdo

timid

hurled

pursue

humorous

outraged

deafening

insulting

trembling

Vocab Rewind 5

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Across:2. follow4. ignore/avoid5. do better than someone else

7. shocked and disgusted8. shaking

Down:1. flung3. offensive

6. very loud8. shy

APPENDIX III:

Cloze Procedure: Plants that Eat Insects

You may be surprised to learn that some plants actually ________ insects. Insect-eating ____________ grow mainly in areas where the soil is poor in nitrogen. The insects __________ the place of nitrogen in the plant’s diet. These plants have various ____________ of trapping insects and digesting ____________ bodies to obtain nitrogen.

The Venus flytrap catches an ____________ when one touches the tip of one of its ______________. The leaf snaps shut and traps it. The leaf remains closed ___________ the insect has been digested. When a leaf has _________ several insects, it withers and dies.

Pitcher plants ______________ tube-shaped leaves that collect rainwater. When an insect _____________ on the rim of the leaf it slides ____________the tube over the slippery edge and drowns in the liquid. The insect is digested and absorbed ____________ the plant.

Sundew is a tiny, reddish plant __________ oval leaves covered in sticky hairs. An insect that lands on a leaf cannot fly __________. The hairs close around the insect where it is gradually digested.

APPENDIX IV:

So, this week we have a task to create a limerick.

As I explained earlier, a Limerick is a unique type of poem. Usually, it has five lines and it has a particular AABBA pattern.This means that lines 1 and 2 rhyme with each other. Lines 3 and 4 rhyme with each other. Line 5 rhymes with 1 and 2 again.

I will give you a few hints about words you could use for a poem about ‘Trees’.

tall, ball, callhigh, sky, byeleaves, weeds (not exactly a rhyming word but it works), sleeves

SAMPLE 1I only kicked my wee ballAnd it stuck in the treetops so tallI knew how to climbBut I didn’t have timeSo I gave my wee Dad a wee call.

SAMPLE 2I sat and looked at the leavesFrom my comfy seat in the weedsI hated to fail,So that tree, I would scaleI stood up and pulled up both my sleeves.

SAMPLE 3Birds land on a treetop, so highTake a break from their work in the sky.The wind, it blewSo the birds, they flewAnd the tree waves its branch to say bye.